Profile: Hoes continued to hit for a solid average at Triple-A in 2012, but his power could use a little more development. He could get some major league playing time in 2013, but it would likely take an injury or two to open up a spot. (Jack Moore)

Profile: After coming over from the Baltimore Orioles, Hoes was given the opportunity to play nearly every day in right field for the Astros. He was a ground-ball machine and avoided hitting even one pop-up over his 170 at-bats. Along with a reasonable line drive rate, that kind of batted ball mix could lead him to sustaining a high batting average on balls in play. Unfortunately, he has no power and has shown only mediocre speed throughout his minor league career. After the acquisition of Dexter Fowler and with the imminent arrival of top prospect George Springer, Hoes' playing time status could come into question rather quickly. With no real intriguing skills and the very real possibility that he's out of a starting job by the summer, he's just an end-gamer in AL-Only leagues. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: While Hoes is unlikely to hurt fantasy owners in the batting average department, he may only contribute real value in the stolen base category. But he many not end up playing enough to even do that as George Springer will be called up at some point and potentially take his job.

Profile: The man with the unfortunate last name, L.J. Hoes' fate was sealed when he was unable to stick at second base and had to move to the outfield. His lack of range keeps him at a corner outfield position and his modest power output makes him a below-average option in real life baseball and fantasy ball. Currently with Houston, Hoes is behind four more relevant outfield options, so it will likely take a trade or injury for him to receive significant playing time. The best case scenario for soon-to-be-25-year-old player would be to latch on to a club (in a new area code) where he can serve as the fourth or fifth outfielder and carve out a career as a player that neither hurts nor helps overly much... until he prices himself out of the arbitration and/or free agent market. (Marc Hulet)

The Quick Opinion: Hoes doesn't project to receive much playing time or produce much fantasy value, so he's at best a player to be aware of (if you're in a deep AL-only league) should injuries strike the Astros outfield.

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